ECS H61H2-M Review

Z68 has been stealing all the limelight lately. But for those who want a piece of the Sandy Bridge action for cheap, there exists a lesser known chipset by the name of H61. We pair up the ECS H61H2-M with a Core-i3 2100 to find out if this is a viable budget alternative to H67/P67.

Today, we'll be looking at the ECS H61H2-M, a micro-ATX motherboard from ECS using the Intel H61 PCH.

In case you were wondering, H61 is the cheapest Sandy Bridge compatible PCH currently available.This chipset doesn't really have a direct predecessor from the LGA 1156 era – though it brings to mind G41 from LGA 775 days.

Most H61 motherboards are in the micro-ATX form factor for reasons of cost, and the simple fact that budget motherboards don't usually squeeze in a whole lot of features. Let's take a closer look at the H61H2-M from ECS.

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